去年qù niánlast year

1. 1.

   last yearnoun

• 去(of a time etc) last
• 年year

去年 goes before the verb, either before or after the subject; pair it with 了 or 过 for completed actions.

1. HSK 1

   我去年去了中国。

   Wǒ qùnián qù le Zhōngguó.

   I went to China last year.

2. HSK 3

   去年冬天很冷。

   Qùnián dōngtiān hěn lěng.

   Last winter was very cold.

3. HSK 2

   他去年开始学中文。

   Tā qùnián kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén.

   He started learning Chinese last year.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你来北京多长时间了？

   Nǐ lái Běijīng duō cháng shíjiān le?

   How long have you been in Beijing?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   一年多了，我去年九月来这儿上大学。

   Yì nián duō le, wǒ qùnián jiǔ yuè lái zhèr shàng dàxué.

   Over a year; I came here last September for university.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   你现在习惯这儿的天气了吗？

   Nǐ xiànzài xíguàn zhèr de tiānqì le ma?

   Are you used to the weather here now?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   习惯了，就是冬天有点儿冷。

   Xíguàn le, jiùshì dōngtiān yǒudiǎnr lěng.

   Yes, I'm used to it; it's just that winter is a bit cold.

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Related words

• 今年jīn niánthis yearHSK 1
• 年niányearHSK 1
• 去qùto goHSK 1
• 过去guò qù(in the) past; former; previousHSK 2
• 上去shàng qùto go upHSK 2
• 下去xià qùto go downHSK 2

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